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New Harrowing Details Emerge As Plane Carrying 200 People Was Forced To Fly Without A Pilot

New information about pilotless flight exposed.

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A routine flight turned into a real-life thriller when a Lufthansa Airbus A321 ended up flying itself for ten terrifying minutes.

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Previous Lufthansa plane episodes highlighted.

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But this isn’t Lufthansa’s first brush with an airborne medical crisis in 2024.

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Just a month earlier, on January 19, a Lufthansa Boeing 747-8 en route from Miami to Germany faced a similar ordeal.

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This time, the captain passed out while the plane was cruising over Nova Scotia.

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The co-pilot had to take over instantly as two flight attendants dragged the unconscious man to a crew lounge.

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Aviation Herald first broke the story, revealing how the team stabilized the situation at 30,000 feet.

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Weather conditions worsened as the plane turned around and diverted to Montreal.

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The aircraft landed safely—more than 2,400 kilometers away from its original destination.

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Passengers were rebooked, and Lufthansa once again issued an apology.

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Shocking flight incident explained.

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Two hundred passengers had no idea their fate was hanging by a thread, mid-air between Frankfurt and Seville.

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The mid-air emergency happened in February 2024 but is only now exploding into headlines after Spanish investigators released their full report.

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The report, published May 15, details how a bathroom break nearly cost a plane its pilot—and potentially much more.

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According to Business Insider, everything seemed fine when the captain left the cockpit with just 30 minutes left in the flight.

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He told investigators that the first officer appeared “completely normal” before he stepped out.

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But when he returned eight minutes later, the cockpit was sealed—and no one inside was responding.

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The security door code didn’t work. The intercom? Dead silence. Even the emergency override failed.

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For a full ten minutes, the Airbus A321 soared through European airspace with no one actively flying it.

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Eventually, the door opened. Inside was the first officer, drenched in sweat, ghost-pale, and moving erratically.

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He had blacked out, alone, at the controls, leaving the massive jet effectively unmanned.

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Medical teams later diagnosed him with a seizure disorder—one that had never been caught before.

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With the co-pilot down, the captain rerouted the flight to Madrid and made an emergency landing.

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A passenger who identified as a doctor helped stabilize the officer as the crew scrambled into action.

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Aftermath of plane debacle revealed.

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The flight landed safely, but the psychological turbulence continued long after touchdown.

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Air safety officials say this incident could change European cockpit protocol forever.

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While Airbus A321s are equipped with autopilot systems, no one expects them to fly pilotless—not for ten minutes.

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The Economic Times reports that EU officials are under pressure to revise access protocols immediately.

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A Lufthansa spokesperson confirmed the report but reassured the public: “Safety remains our top priority.”

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Back-to-back emergencies spark industry panic.

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The two incidents—just weeks apart—have rocked passenger confidence and aviation regulators alike.

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Now, safety experts are calling for medical re-screening and dual access systems for cockpits.

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Some suggest AI co-pilots could serve as emergency backups in cases of human incapacitation.

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But until then, travelers are left wondering how close they came to disaster—without ever knowing it.

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And in a stunning final note—authorities confirmed the aircraft flew ten full minutes without a pilot at the controls.

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